DALLAS, June 9, 2010  -- Cloud computing is one of the latest buzz in the business and computer industry. The evolution and advancement in cloud computing is one of the major developments in the computing area. Cloud computing has helped businesses to virtually use computer infrastructure, services and platforms as per their requirements with reduced cost.

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    INTRODUCTION

    - To define the global market for Cloud Computing.
    - To measure the global market for the Cloud Computing market and
      its sub-markets.
    - To analyze the trends and forecasts of the main market and its
      segments.
    - To identify the benefits and concerns of cloud computing.
    - Top compare cloud computing with other types of computing
      technologies.

Report Description

Cloud computing is one of the latest buzz in the business and computer industry. The evolution and advancement in cloud computing is one of the major developments in the computing area. Cloud computing has helped businesses to virtually use computer infrastructure, services and platforms as per their requirements with reduced cost. Cloud computing has not only become the part of computing industry but also is widely accepted by different industries. Though cloud computing adoption has been greatly increasing still there are major risks associated with it that limits its acceptance in few industries such as Financial services and Banking. This report defines the cloud computing, describes the benefits and concerns of cloud and outlines the types of cloud computing, their market share and forecasted revenues.

Information Sources

All the major types of cloud computing segmented on the basis of services offered and location of cloud have been covered in detail in this report. As this report focuses mainly on the basic concepts of the cloud and types of cloud computing, we have included all the current possible segmentation of cloud computing. We have provided the key market developments along with its key players, drivers, challenges and competitive landscape in each type of cloud computing. We have conducted the primary research to have better understanding of the market and secondary research to know the trends existing in the market.

   
    Table of Content

    1 Introduction
    1.1 Key take-aways
    1.2 Report description
    1.3 Market covered
    1.4 Stakeholders

    2 Summary

    3 Cloud Computing Services Overview
    3.1 Definition and Evolution of Cloud Computing
    3.2 Cloud Building Blocks
      3.2.1 Client- The end-user
      3.2.2 Service- functions inside the cloud
      3.2.3 Application
          3.2.3.1 The platform-soft infrastructure for the application
          3.2.3.2 The storage- warehouse of cloud computing
          3.2.3.3 The Infrastructure- Backbone of cloud computing
    3.3 Key Concepts
      3.3.1 High-Performance Computing (HPC)
      3.3.2 Virtual Computing
      3.3.3 Grid Computing
      3.3.4 Utility Computing
      3.3.5 MapReduce and Hadoop
    3.4 Types of cloud computing based on services offered
      3.4.1 Infrastructure as a Service
          3.4.1.1 Global IaaS Market Size & Forecast
          3.4.1.2 Global IaaS Market Segmentation by Geography
          3.4.1.3 Trends in Global IaaS Market
          3.4.1.4 Sales Drivers of Global IaaS Market
          3.4.1.5 Challenges for Global IaaS Market
          3.4.1.6 Key players in IaaS market
      3.4.2 Platform as a Service
          3.4.2.1 Global PaaS Market Size & Forecast
          3.4.2.2 Global PaaS Market Segmentation by Geography
          3.4.2.3 Trends in Global PaaS Market
          3.4.2.4 Sales Drivers of Global PaaS Market
          3.4.2.5 Challenges for Global PaaS Market
          3.4.2.6 Key players in PaaS market
      3.4.3 Software as a Service
          3.4.3.1 Global SaaS Market Size & Forecast
          3.4.3.2 Global SaaS Market Segmentation by Geography
          3.4.3.3 Trends in Global SaaS Market
          3.4.3.4 Sales Drivers of Global SaaS Market
          3.4.3.5 Challenges for Global SaaS Market
          3.4.3.6 Key players in SaaS market
    3.5 Types of Cloud Computing based on location of cloud
      3.5.1 Public Cloud
          3.5.1.1 Global Market size and forecast
          3.5.1.2 Drivers of Global Public Cloud
          3.5.1.3 Challenges for Global Public Cloud
      3.5.2 Private Cloud
          3.5.2.1 Global Market size and forecast
          3.5.2.2 Drivers of Global Public Cloud
          3.5.2.3 Challenges for Global Public Cloud
      3.5.3 Hybrid Cloud
          3.5.3.1 Global Market size and forecast
          3.5.3.2 Drivers of Global Public Cloud
          3.5.3.3 Challenges for Global Public Cloud
      3.5.4 Community Cloud
          3.5.4.1 Global Market size and forecast
          3.5.4.2 Drivers of Global Public Cloud
          3.5.4.3 Challenges for Global Public Cloud
    3.6 Value Chain of Cloud Computing services
      3.6.1 Customer point of view
      3.6.2 Provider point of view
      3.6.3 IT organization point of view
    3.7 Comparison between different types of computing: Grid, Utility and Cloud
        Computing
    3.8 Pricing and Consumption models
      3.8.1 Pay as you go
      3.8.2 Ceiling price
      3.8.3 Hybrid Internal/External
      3.8.4 Other Charges

    4 Benefits of Cloud Computing
    4.1 Simplifies and Optimizes IT
    4.2 Defers and Avoids Costs
    4.3 Increases IT Agility
    4.4 Enables Faster ROI through better resource management
    4.5 Increases Mobile Workforce Access to IT Services
    4.6 Improves Business Continuity and Provides Inexpensive Disaster Recovery
    4.7 Offers Additional Expert IT Staff

    5 Cloud Computing Concerns
    5.1 Poor or Nonexistent Service Level Agreements
    5.2 Inadequate Risk Management
    5.3 Cost Issues and ROI Justification
    5.4 Vendor Lock-In
    5.5 Market Immaturity
    5.6 Management Issues

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